原文
"There's a great deal of difference between being called a crow and
being called carrots," said Anne with dignity. "Gilbert Blythe has hurt
my feelings EXCRUCIATINGLY, Diana."
It is possible the matter might have blown over without more excruciation if nothing else had happened. But when things begin to happen they are apt to keep on.
Avonlea scholars often spent noon hour picking gum in Mr. Bell's spruce grove over the hill and across his big pasture field. From there they could keep an eye on Eben Wright's house, where the master boarded. When they saw Mr. Phillips emerging therefrom they ran for the schoolhouse; but the distance being about three times longer than Mr. Wright's lane they were very apt to arrive there, breathless and gasping, some three minutes too late.
語彙など
- crow:カラス
- with dignity:いかめしく,厳然として
- excruciatingly:耐え難いほどに
- blow over:収まる
- excruciation:激しい苦痛
- apt:〜しがちである
- keep on:続行する
- scholar:生徒
- pick:食べる
- gum:樹脂
- spruce:トウヒ,マツ科トウヒ属の常緑高木
- grove:林
- pasture:牧草地
- keep an eye on:〜に注意する
- board:下宿する
- emerge:現れる
- therefrom:そこから
- breathless:息を切らした
- gasp:息を切らす